Vernal, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vernal, Utah, shaded from 5,200 ft on the east side to 5,590 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
5,590 ft 1,705 m5,500 ft 1,675 m5,450 ft 1,660 m5,350 ft 1,630 m5,250 ft 1,600 m5,200 ft 1,585 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Vernal sits at about 5,350 ft (1,630 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,350 ft 1,630 m
most residents: 5,300–5,450 ft
Lowest
5,200 ft 1,585 m
on the east side
Highest
5,590 ft 1,705 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
5,360 ft 1,635 m
all land inside city limits

Vernal spans about 390 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
5,350 ft1,630 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
5,590 ft1,705 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
5,200 ft1,585 m
Town center
USGS map point for Vernal
5,330 ft1,625 m
Airport (VEL)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.5 mi southeast of the city limits
5,274 ft1,608 m
Average of all land5,360 ft1,635 m
Nearest peak
Little Mountain, Uintah County, 8.8 mi northwest of the city limits
8,620 ft2,630 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,350 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.1 °F94.5 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.6 inHg (83.2 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.2% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+11% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vernal, Utah, shaded from 5,200 ft on the east side to 5,590 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Uintah County, Utah, United States
Population
10,698 2024 est.
Land area
4.7 sq mi
Density
2,286 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.4555° N, 109.5287° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Ashley Creek → Green River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Vernal Regional (VEL) 5,274 ft
ZIP codes 1
84078
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Whiterocks6,060 ft
  2. Neola6,040 ft
  3. Maeser5,570 ft
  4. Lapoint5,560 ft
  5. Vernal5,350 ft
  6. Naples5,230 ft
  7. Roosevelt5,090 ft
  8. Fort Duchesne5,080 ft
  9. Ballard5,060 ft
  10. Randlett4,830 ft
  11. Jensen4,760 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Lena9,690 ft
  • Wild Mountain8,860 ft
  • Hoy Mountain8,840 ft
  • Little Mountain, Uintah County8,620 ft
  • Split Mountain7,390 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.